Oscar Ortega

Oscar Ortega (died 1873) was a Mexican-American bartender from Mexican Hat, Utah. He operated a small cantina in Monument Valley, where he illegally sold whiskey in a dry county. In 1873, Jasper Roberson and his outlaw gang entered the cantina to gamble, and Buster Scruggs later arrived and sought to grab a drink and join them. Scruggs asked for whiskey, but Ortega told him that it was illegal, and that the only reason why the others were allowed to drink was because they were outlaws. Scruggs then insulted Roberson to his face, causing Roberson to stand up and draw his gun. Scruggs shot Roberson square in the forehead and then shot his outlaw friends when they attempted to fire back, and Scruggs shot Ortega from behind his back, striking Ortega in the back before he could retrieve his rifle.